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ARMENIAN CHURCH RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS GROUPARMENIAN CHURCH RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS GROUP

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ARMENIAN CHURCH RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS GROUP 

In the late 1980s, as the world began to witness unprecedented developments and, particularly, as Armenia became increasingly the center of world attention, the need for a professional and innovative approach to the issues facing the Armenian people in general, and the Armenian Church in particular became apparent. In this background, the Armenian Church Research and Analysis Group (ACRAG) was founded in 1989, by Fr. Vazken Movsesian and Hratch Tchilingirian, in California, USA. Soon after its establishment as an independent organization, a group of clergy and lay members of the Armenian Church joined ACRAG and the first issue of its quarterly magazine--Window view of the Armenian Church--was published. 

With a commitment to the Traditions of the Church and having the missionary vision of St. Gregory the Illuminator--the patron saint of the Armenian Church--as its guide, ACRAG addresses contemporary issues in the Church and community with new perspective, in-depth analysis, candid evaluations and practical suggestions. 

While the work of ACRAG and the views expressed in Window do not present the official views of the Armenian Church, over the last five years, ACRAG has gained the appreciation and moral support of the church hierarchy. Window articles, analysis, statistical studies and charts are widely quoted in scholarly works, the Armenian media and church publications. 

In 1995 ACRAG celebrated the Fifth Anniversary of its foundation and launched the electronic version of Window on the World Wide Web. On April 24, 1996, a new "e-Window" was opened in cyberspace which will replace the printed version of the quarterly. 

THE AIMS OF ACRAG 

Through research, analysis and commentaries, 
To highlight the role of the Armenian Church in the life of the Armenian people.
To provide a forum for dialogue and discussion on contemporary Church thought.
To provide publications and methods that would further contribute to the growth of the Armenian community in the Faith of their forefathers.
To fill the gap between the national and religious dynamics of the Armenian community.

WINDOW QUARTERLY
"the most progressive and fearless quarterly in the Diaspora" (Asbarez 8/92).

ACRAG has published five volumes of Window view of the Armenian Church. During this time, Window has proven to be the premiere journal of contemporary Armenian Church thought. 

Window Quarterly (in its print version) covers a period of five years, 1990-1995. This period is among the most significant times in the Armenian Church. While the independence of Armenia, in 1991, is the most historic event for the Armenian nation, from 1990 to 1995, a new era was opened in the life of the Church. Among the most notable developments are 
the election of four new Patriarchs in all the Hierarchical Sees of the Armenian Church--Etchmiadzin, Cilicia, Jerusalem and Constantinople;
eight new bishops were consecrated for very important communities in Europe, North America and South America;
new seminaries and two theological institutions were established in Armenia;
the National Ecclesiastical Assembly of the Armenian Church convened for the first time in forty years in free and independent Republic of Armenia.
As these events unfolded, ACRAG, with its network and organizational resources, provided coverage, evaluations and commentary on these unparalleled and historic affairs in the life of the Church.